Article
Clinical and genetic features of Van der Woude syndrome in two large families in Brazil.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 May 2007
Martelli-Junior Hercílio, Chaves Marcelo Reis, Swerts Mário Sérgio Oliveira, de Miranda Roseli Teixeira, Bonan Paulo Rogério Ferreti, Coletta Ricardo D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This report describes the clinical and genetic features of two large and unrelated families with Van der Woude syndrome in Brazil, emphasizing the range of anomalies found within and between the families. PATIENTS: Family 1 included 54 descendants spanning five generations, with 12 (22.23%) individuals manifesting Van der Woude syndrome. In family 2, examinations comprised 17 descendants distributed...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Brazil
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Lip
- Male
- Pedigree
- Penetrance
- Phenotype
- Syndrome
